Brush.



I. L. STAUDT.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 22, 1914.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTO LITHll WASH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Y

IRA L. STAUIDT, or nnin'ronyrnnnsr'nvanra.

1 BRUSH.

np plicati'onfiled A ril 22, 1914. Serial no. 833,759.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, Tina L. STAUDT, acit zen of the United States, residing at Hainton, in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Brush, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to a combination brush and mirror, and aims to. provide a novel and improved article of manufacture of that character.

The present invention contemplates the provision of a back or body having a handle, and having bristles at one face anda mirror at the other face, in connection with unique means cooperable with the opposite faces of the back or body for either inclosing the bristles or the mirror. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character indicated, which may be conveniently employed as a shoe brush, and which may be readily carried in the pocket.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter. de scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ofthe invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the article, illustrating the mirror. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device as employed for brushing purposes. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a back or body'l, which is preferably, although not necessarily, of elliptical contour and which is provided with a handle 2 at one end. The back 1 and its handle are preferably constructed of. wood, or may be fashioned from any other suitable material. The back 1 is provided at one face with tufts of bristles 3, and is provided at its other face with an embedded mirror 4, whereby when the back or body 1 is reversed, either the bristles or mirror may be employed. The handle 2 is provided Specification of IiettersPatent.

gagement of the bill of the hook 13.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

with anelongated socket or recess 5, and a tion 7 adapted to ,fit intothemouth of the according'to the use to which the device is to be put.-

A cap 9 of-a contour similar to that of the back 1, is provided for normally inclosing or housing the bristles 3, the rim of the cap 9 being adapted to rest againstthe marginal portion of? the back 1 surrounding c the bristles 3, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2

and 4. The jcap 9 ishi nged. to the baa}; 1 m a peculiarinannerjto enable the ca 9 to be applied over the bristles 3, oraga nst knob 6 is provided with a socketed projecthe mirror 4'when the bristles are to be employed. To this end, hinge leaves 10 and 11 are secured to adjacent sides ofthe back 1 and the rim of the cap. 9, respectively, and are connected by a link piece 12. The

link 12 is hinged to that end of the leaf 11 adjacent the edge of the cap rim, and is hinged to the hinge leaf 10 at that end adjacent the. face of the back lhaving the mirror.

For purpose of the present invent-ion, the

cap 9 and back 1 are of a-thickness approxi mately the same, although there may be a slight variance in thicknessbetween the two.

The link 12 is of a length approximately equal to the thickness of oneor the other of the back 1 and cap 9, whereby the cap 9 will be linked loosely at one side to one side of the back 1, to enable the'cap to be applied over the bristles as seen in Figs. 2 and 4,with the link 12 hearing against the corresponding side of the back 1 or the hinge leaf 10, as seen in Fig. 4. Similarly, the cap 9 may be swung around against the other face of the back 1, which has the mirror 4, as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 4, in which event the link 12 will swing against the corresponding side ofthe cap rim or the hinge leaf 11. The link connection between the sides of the back 1 and cap 9 therefore. en-

ables the cap to be readily reversed from one face of theback 1 to theother, as desired. 1

As a means forholdlng the cap 9 at either position, a hook 13 is pivoted to that side of the cap rim opposite the hinge, and a headed pin or keeper 14 issecured to the corresponding side of the back 1 for the en- It will thus be evident that the hook 13 is en- I the like.

'gageable with the pin or keeper 14: at either position of the cap 9, as illustrated in'full and dottedlines in Fig. 4.

The present device may be employed for divers purposes, and is particularly de signed to be employed as a shoe shining brush. When the cap 9 is swung over the bristles S, and the cap locked in place by means of the hook 13, the device may be readily carried in the pocket, suit case, or A stick of shoe blacking 8 can also'be carried-within the handle 2 by means of the holder 6-7, whereby the stick of blacking may be withdrawn at any time in orderthat the bl acking may be applied to the shoes. Then, by releasing the cap 9 and reversingthe same, as seen in Fig. 3, the bristles 3 may be brought into action for polishing the shoes, after thecap 9 has'been latched" as seen in Fig. 3. WVhen through brushing, the cap 9 may again be swung over the bristles, to inclose the same, and to expose the mirror 4, whereby the mirror 4:

will ordinarily be ready for use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1- A brush including a back having bristles upon one face and a handle at one end, a cap adapted to inclose the bristles, hinge leaves secured to adjacent sides of the back and cap rim, a link having its ends hinged to the said leaves to enable the cap to be swung against either face of the back, and interengageable members carried by the opposite sides of the back and cap rim.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IRA L. STAUDT.

Witnesses E. R. COWAN, I. P. BOWMAN.

' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

Washington, D. G. 

